The United States is a nation. Historical review of the treaty-making power of the United StatesBanks Law Publishing Company, 1902 - Constitutional law |
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... independent . ' This abstract analysis of the conception of sovereignty , which is quite unhistorical and difficult to apply in practice , is criti- cised by Maine , Early History of Institutions , Lect . xii , xiii . See also F ...
... independent . ' This abstract analysis of the conception of sovereignty , which is quite unhistorical and difficult to apply in practice , is criti- cised by Maine , Early History of Institutions , Lect . xii , xiii . See also F ...
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... independent and sovereign states ; and that each for itself , by its own voluntary assent , entered the Union with the view to its increased security against all dangers , domestic , as well as for- eign , and the more perfect and se ...
... independent and sovereign states ; and that each for itself , by its own voluntary assent , entered the Union with the view to its increased security against all dangers , domestic , as well as for- eign , and the more perfect and se ...
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... independent states . The powers of the general government , it has been said , are delegated by the states , who alone are truly sovereign , and must be exercised in subordination to the states , who alone possess supreme dominion . It ...
... independent states . The powers of the general government , it has been said , are delegated by the states , who alone are truly sovereign , and must be exercised in subordination to the states , who alone possess supreme dominion . It ...
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... independent sovereignty created by themselves . To the forma- tion of a league such as was the Confederation , the state sovereignties were certainly competent . But when , in order to form a more perfect union , ' it was deemed ...
... independent sovereignty created by themselves . To the forma- tion of a league such as was the Confederation , the state sovereignties were certainly competent . But when , in order to form a more perfect union , ' it was deemed ...
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... independently of theory , could not have been retained when the States conferred upon the General Government the other enumerated powers . " In speaking of the acceptance of the Northwest Territory , the declaration is made that the ...
... independently of theory , could not have been retained when the States conferred upon the General Government the other enumerated powers . " In speaking of the acceptance of the Northwest Territory , the declaration is made that the ...
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Page 218 - No state without the Consent of the united states in congress assembled, shall send any embassy to, or receive any embassy from, or enter into any conference, agreement, alliance or treaty with any King prince or state; nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the united states, or any of them, accept of any present, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state; nor shall the united states in congress assembled, or any of them, grant...
Page 266 - Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article; of sending and receiving ambassadors; entering into treaties and alliances; provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective states shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners, as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any...
Page 265 - No two or more states shall enter into any treaty, confederation or alliance whatever between them, without the consent of the United States in congress assembled, specifying accurately the purposes for which the same is to be entered into, and how long it shall continue.
Page 277 - It is agreed that creditors on either side, shall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in sterling money, of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted.
Page 90 - With the movements in this hemisphere, we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes w^hich must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the Allied Powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Page 176 - For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect...
Page 301 - Resolved, that each branch ought to possess the right of originating acts; that the National Legislature ought to be empowered to enjoy the legislative rights vested in Congress by the Confederation, end moreover to legislate in all cases to which the separate States are incompetent, or in which the harmony of the United States may be interrupted by the exercise of individual legislation...
Page 8 - DONE in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven, and of the Independance of the United States of America the Twelfth.
Page 6 - President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. ARTICLE III Section 1. The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good...